kckempf
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We've seen this years Vol Rush defense described as 'elite'. Given the competition and the fact that Pitt beat the Vols through the air, is this a justified description? Further, if you look at Pitt's loss to Western Michigan, you'll see that they didn't run well against them, either.
How does Vol Nation expect the Tennessee run defense to fair against an SEC offense?
I think Byron Young is fixing to show he can rush the passer also! GBO!!!!!I think the run defense is ok but not elite. Problem is we only have one legit pass rusher in Tyler Baron. We need more pressure from someone else on the D LINE. If we don’t see that UF will just pick us apart. PITT QB had a lot of time to throw against our D Line.
Tackles as a stat don’t matter as much as where those tackles occur. Using it to judge DLs in a 3-4, where they’re expected to do a lot more gap coverage than tackling, is deceptive. Even so, Matthew Butler was our top tackler among DLs last year, 5th highest tackle totals on the team. He’s still our best tackler among DLs, but he’s 9th this year. Theo Jackson at safety is by far our top tackler so far. To’o To’o was our top tackler last year, which was exactly what the scheme intended. Jackson getting so many tackles doesn’t mean that opposing runners are getting to the 3rd level this year, it means we’re using him on the second level in 4-2-5 sets and he’s plugging the hole.Middleton had 15 total tackles and 1 sack in 9 games....Emerson a whopping 1 tackle in 8.
We are better up front.
Described by whom as elite?We've seen this years Vol Rush defense described as 'elite'. Given the competition and the fact that Pitt beat the Vols through the air, is this a justified description? Further, if you look at Pitt's loss to Western Michigan, you'll see that they didn't run well against them, either.
How does Vol Nation expect the Tennessee run defense to fair against an SEC offense?
Tackles as a stat don’t matter as much as where those tackles occur. Using it to judge DLs in a 3-4, where they’re expected to do a lot more gap coverage than tackling, is deceptive. Even so, Matthew Butler was our top tackler among DLs last year, 5th highest tackle totals on the team. He’s still our best tackler among DLs, but he’s 9th this year. Theo Jackson at safety is by far our top tackler so far. To’o To’o was our top tackler last year, which was exactly what the scheme intended. Jackson getting so many tackles doesn’t mean that opposing runners are getting to the 3rd level this year, it means we’re using him on the second level in 4-2-5 sets and he’s plugging the hole.
Were you out of town in the first half? As plays weren’t executed on offense. Lost opportunities and accompanying body energy is a thing. I’d take everybody on that field today over the scrubs that left.7.1 yards per rush for Florida in this one. Numbers a lot like those last 3 games in 2016. Didn't look like our guys were out of position, they just got manhandled.
We are talking about rushing defense, which wasn't good in either half. There's a ceiling to the potential of this roster.Were you out of town in the first half? As plays weren’t executed on offense. Lost opportunities and accompanying body energy is a thing. I’d take everybody on that field today over the scrubs that left.
Bowling Green (53.0 rushing yards per game), Pittsburgh (131.3 yards per game) and Tennessee Tech. The Falcons are 129th out of 130 teams on the ground. Pitt is 96th.
No, they did what they should and basically held those teams to their avg. We gave up almost 300 on the ground tonight.And? If TN would have given up more than those yards, you ad others would be bashing them saying how bas they suck. But the run defense was really good in those 3 games and they still get no credit. Pathetic.
280 yds rushing and 220 yds passing.The D got tired and still generally stopped the RB. Jones ran the ball on a lot of scrambles. We don’t have good Lb or Safeties. But our DL is still doing well.